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Ophiothrix spiculata  Le Conte, 1851
Taxonomic Serial No.: 157794

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Ophiothrix dumosa Lyman, 1860
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumEchinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar  
             SubphylumAsterozoa   
                ClassOphiuroidea Gray, 1840 – basket stars, brittlestars, snake stars, ofiúro, serpente do mar, ophiures, basket stars, brittle stars, brittlestars, snake stars  
                   OrderOphiurida Müller and Troschel, 1840 – basket stars, serpent stars, basket stars, serpent stars  
                      SuborderGnathophiurina Matsumoto, 1915  
                         FamilyOphiothricidae Ljungman, 1866  
                            GenusOphiothrix Müller and Troschel, 1840  
                               SpeciesOphiothrix spiculata Le Conte, 1851  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Straughan, Dale, and Richard W. Klink  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A Taxonomic Listing of Common Marine Invertebrate Species from Southern California   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Technical Reports of the Allan Hancock Foundation, no. 3   
  Page(s): vi + 281   
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